Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-23
THE PAGEANT IN BERLIN.
Expressions of Good Will and SYM
pathy Reach the Kaiser
from all Parts.

w o>au w viz Joy Jus "PPoohouSo VI tus
town. Conspicuous by the extrem,
elegance of their decorations are th,
Royal Academy and the universit,
buildings and the city residence of Crow
Prince Frederick William. Th
monument of Frederick the Great i
covered with wreaths and flowers
Wherever there is a bust or statue O
the Emperor, in a shop window or il
any other exposed place, it is buried ir
flowers. The people are all out in holiday
attire, and the streets are thronged.
Early in the day special memorial relig
ious services were held in all the
churches. Children from all the schools
in the city went in the PROFESSIONS from
their halls, headed by bands of music, ia
the church services. The students pro
cession past the palace was a grand affair
they went in carriages, of which there
were several hundred in line, and carried
the bright banners of the various schools,
societies or associations, and were &C.
companied by many bands playing music.
The long line of carriages was preceded
and followed by students on horseback
Passing the palace the bands played the
national anthems, "Preussenlied" and
"Die Wacht Am Rhein," the students
all singing to the music. The Emperor
appeared at the window as the process.
sion was moving past, and bowed. He
remained there considerable time. The
grea. crowd in the street gave him an
ovation, the multitude cheering itself
hoarse and tiring itself out waving
hats and handkerchiefs. All the mem.
bers Of the Imperial family and their
princely guests drove in procession to
the palace, and personally tender;
their congratulations to the Emperor.
The procession was cheerei by the
crowds in the streets. 1t was preceded
by heralds and marshals bearing the
town banners, the whole body Of the
evangelical clergy, the chief civil and
military authorities, the representatives
of German science, art and commerce,
the directors of gymnasiums and
burgesses and officers. In all these
were over 10000 persons in the process
sion, which was accompanied by several
bands, which played marches, alternately
with chorals by trumpeters. The pro.
cession went in state from the b II to
attend the commemoration of religious
service in tho church of st. Nicholas.
The clergymen were all full robed and
the officials were in uniform and regala.
When the procession entered the church
the organ played prelude. This was
followed by the singing of "Salvum fac
Regum," and the chanting of the Am
brosian hymn. The festival sermon was
preached by Provost Bruchner. At noon
a royal salute of l0l guns was fred from
the Koenig's Platz. Prince Bismarck
and Marshal Won Moltke went to pay
their congratulations to the Emperor at
l o'clock. They were enthusiastically
cheered all along the route on their way
to and from that place. The day is being
celebrated with similar and equal enthu.
siasm in all the towns of the empire. A rain
storm which set in at 3 o'clock and
lasted until 6, had scarcely any effect
upon the crowds of enthusiastic Ger.
mans who thronged the streets. The
illuminations tonight throughout the
city are superb. An especially striking
feature is a picture 100 yards long and
twenty yards wide in front of the Acad.
emy of Arts. depicting events in the
Emperor's life. Prince Bismarck and
General Won Moltke say that they have
received q wonderful reward for their
services, the character of which is as
yet unknown. All the secretaries of de-
partments were decorated by the En-
peror. In receiving the household depu.
tation the Emperor said: II have
reached this age by the grace of God
and if the Lord helps me and wants me
to, may live to see another year."
The Emperor's health is good. He
began to receive guests at ii in the
morning and appeared at his favorite
window in the palace, overlooking the
street, as often as he could find time to
do so, to respond to the cheers of the
people. who passed by in thous ands to
get a glimpse Of him.
The city is crowded. All the best
hotels are filed with royal people. En-.
thusiasm is universal. The weather is
fine.
BERLIN, March Bismarck has as
sured Crown Prince Rudolph of Austro
Hungary, who is here representing hii
father at the Emperor's birthday cele
bration, that Germany's foreign policy
is pacific, and that peace is assured fol
1887, and that there is no cause for dis
quietude in either the East or West.
Tonight Berlin is like city on fire,
Steeples and domes shine with brillian-
cy. The electric light is the ground
work of the illumination of three rose
colored lights that shine radiantly from
the lofty avenues in the center of wher,
the palaces are situated to the remot,
streets. From the roofs of houses Benga
lights are everywhere sending forth soft
glowing flames. In the Leipziger Platz
Inter den Linden, and all tn,
large streets, every house contrib
utes to the general effect. Crowns
stars and eagles are in rich profusior
and numerous colossal busts of the EN-
peror, surrounded by exotics, are dis
played. The electric light on the squar,
tower of the Town Hall emits ruddy
glare. On the Brandenburg gate arr
immense cauldrons from which flames
are bursting forth every moment. The
colossal arches at Potsdam station are
illuminated with eagles, stars and
crowns and the whole building il
encircled with blazing pitch fires.
Amid all this glow and light 500. 600 per
sons move in perfect order. After din
ner the Emperor and Empress and the
Crown Prince, Frederick William, and
his wife returned to the palace, and at
tended a soiree in the White Hall OF the
rovnl castle. The hall was divided into
two sections, one for the stage and the
other for the guests. Two front rows
of seats were reserved for the Princes
of the Imperial and Royal blood. In
front Of these were placed three arm
chairs for the Emperor and the Queens
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